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Following early November meetings with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani (HBJ) said Qatar was willing to tackle the global financial crisis.

King Abdullah: Pakistani talks, CP Sultan: Return to Kingdom, Salman Bin Abdelaziz and sons: Meetings, Turki Al-Faisal: Speaking out in the States, Nayef Bin Abdelaziz: Iraq defence fence, Nayef Bin Abdelaziz: Pakistan hunting land, Mohammed Bin Yousef Al-Saud: Marriage

International Petroleum Investment Company chairman and serial entrepreneur Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has again hit the headlines with his investment of some £3.5bn ($5.5bn) in Barclays Bank

Emir Sheikh Hamad visited Syria in early October for talks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.

Following the Eid holiday Crown Prince Sultan travelled to Tabuk, where he announced a donation of SR10m – to be given on an annual basis – to the Prince Fahd Bin Sultan University

University opened; Genetics project; Legal win; Princess Sarah death

The UAE has announced its first female ambassadors with the appointment of Sheikha Najla Bint Mohammed Bin Salim Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi to Sweden, and Dr Hassa Al-Otaiba to Spain.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum’s daughters, Sheikha Latifa; Yorkshire press; purchase of champion Arab gelding

Kaupthing stake; Eid meetings, greetings; Saudi meeting

Princess Luluwa Bint Abdelaziz died at the age of 80; Late Ramadan travels; Charitable work

The senior Al-Thani leadership has been busy on the international front. Following a visit to Tehran by Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar denied it had invited Iran to attend this year’s December Gulf Co-operation Council summit.

MIQRIN BIN ABDELAZIZ: Pakistan venture; PRINCE ABDULLAH: Equestrian hopes dashed; PRINCE SAUD: Turkmenistan trip; PRINCESS FAWZIA: Death; AL-SAUD: Al-Shayk wedding in Riyadh; SENIOR AL-SAUDS: Various vacations

Qatar’s move to become the biggest shareholder in Barclays Bank continues its love affair with the City of London, although the London/Doha axis may not be an all-consuming passion. The London Stock Exchange’s failure to become Doha Securities Market’s key partner raised City eyebrows after the DSM decided that NYSE Euronext should take up one quarter of its equity, in a $250m deal, rather than the LSE, which has been 15%-owned by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), run by Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani (HBJ), since last September.

Late April saw the marriage of Sheikh Jassim Bin Khalifa Al-Thani – thought to be the Emir’s younger half-brother – to Sheikha Mariam Bint Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani.

Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa has already promoted a twenty- something, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, to heir apparent; GSN has regularly highlighted his role in the emirate’s fast-paced development.